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Dance Back to Bach 338

Also known as “The Goldberg Variation”.

Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5   (Progression: 24153) · Usual number of repetitions: 5

Devised by
John Drewry (1993)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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In  the original publication, John Drewry states:   

For David Goldberg of Brooklyn NY. February …

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In  the original publication, John Drewry states:   

For David Goldberg of Brooklyn NY. February 1993. Bratach Bana is David Goldberg’s favourite dance - this is a 5–couple variation of the dance. The “Goldberg Variations” are a set of variations for the harpsichord by J S Bach written for J T G Goldberg to play to Count Keyserling as a solace for insomnia. (The dancers cannot afford to go to sleep during this dance!). David loves a play on words, hence the title. Sadly the final version of this dance did not include a back-to-back movement. 

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (5). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.

Recordings whose titles are in italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Bratach Bana The Colin Dewar Trio Special Requests Volume 1 CD+ 2 R32 84:45 35.6
Bratach Bana Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 5 CD 5 R32 84:25 33.1
Bratach Bana Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band Let's Dance ... CD 14 R32 84:48 36.0
Bratach Bana Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band Scottish Country Dancing CD+ 2 R32 84:25 33.1
Bratach Bana The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band Dances Frae the North, Vols 1, 2 & 3 CD 2 R32 84:35 34.4
Bratach Bana Schiehallion SCD Band The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music LP+ 3 R32 84:25 33.1
Bratach Bana Border Country Dance Band Border Country Dance Band LP 7 R32 80:00 0.0
Bratach Bana McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 CD 8 R32 84:26 33.2
Bratach Bana The Ian Muir Sound Scottish Country Dances Vol 1-2 CD 9 R32 84:33 34.1
Bratach Bana Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra Vancouver - 20th Anniversary CD 5 R32 84:53 36.6
Bratach Bana Andrew Rankine and his Band Scottish Country Dance Favourites Volume I LP 1 R32 84:26 33.2
Bratach Bana Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band Cambusdoon CD 12 R32 84:38 34.8
Bratach Bana The Craigellachie Band Bath Scottish Dancers LP 1 R32 84:25 33.1
Bratach Bana James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one CD 7 R32 84:36 34.5
Back to Bach 5/5L · R32
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1–
: 1c & 3c set | cast off (2c & 4c up) ; 1c & 3c ½ Fig8 R to midline, LSh round 1cnrs, 1M+4W passing LSh
9–
: 2c+1M & 1W+4c+3M & 3W+5c RHA into Reels4 position on 2diag ; ½ Reels4 on 2diag. 1c & 3c finish on midline, LSh to P facing own sides
17–
: 1c & 3c dance LSh round P and face 1cnrs[pos] | turn that cnr RH ; dance LSh round P and face 4cnrs[pos] | turn that cnr RH into promhold
25–
: These pairs change places RSh to sides where they face each other on sides | 1M+2W & 3M+4W change places RH on Wside **while{2}** 4M+1W & 5M+3W change places RH on Mside (to 2,1x,4,3x,5) ; 1c & 3c cross LH | cast off (4c & 5c up) (2,4,1,5,3)
Back to Bach 5/5L · R32
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1-8
: 1s & 3s set, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Lady round cpl above &
  Man round cpl below)
9-16
: 1s & 3s dance RH across (Lady with cpl below & Man with cpl above) to
  end facing 2nd corners & dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 2nd crnrs
17-24
: 1s & 3s dance LSh round partner to 1st corner (pstn) & turn corner RH,
  dance LSh round partner to face 4th crnr (pstn) & turn crnr RH into
  prom hold
25-32
: 1s & 3s with corners cross diagonally (pass RSh & 1s & 3s end 2nd/4th
  places opp side), cross LH & cast 1 place

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150518 The More Unusual Dance Club Unknown 2015-05-18 Peter Dixon May 4, 2015, 8:21 p.m.
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Chemnitz_Sa_2023_07 Other 2023-07-22 SCD Chemnitz July 24, 2023, 8:32 p.m.
150420 The More Unusual Dance Club Unknown 2015-04-20 Peter Dixon March 27, 2015, 7:20 p.m.
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10. SCD-Weekend Chemnitz Social Function 2023-11-18 SCD Chemnitz Aug. 17, 2023, 7:01 a.m.
150720 The More Unusual Dance Club Unknown 2015-07-20 Peter Dixon Nov. 24, 2016, 4:52 p.m.
CGB Novemberkurs 2022 - Evenings Unknown 2022-11-16 Eva-Maria Beckmann Nov. 17, 2022, 6:32 p.m.
CGB 2023 October course Other 2023-10-22 Wolfgang Kutsche Oct. 22, 2023, 8:09 p.m.
Suggestions 2020 Unknown Judith Kowalczik Jan. 5, 2020, 11:55 a.m.
CGB 2022 October course Unknown 2022-10-16 Wolfgang Kutsche Oct. 17, 2022, 10:37 a.m.
CGB 2022 October course Unknown 2022-10-16 Wolfgang Kutsche Oct. 17, 2022, 10:37 a.m.
Oldenburg 2023 June - December Class 2023-12-31 Martin McWilliam June 20, 2023, 10:08 a.m.
Oldenburg 2023 June - December Class 2023-12-31 Martin McWilliam June 20, 2023, 10:08 a.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
2061 Back to Bach April 21, 2020, 6:56 p.m. Sandra McLevy Eric Ferguson Normal Fixed